Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1909)
Oregon Historical Society Cltv Hall Subscribers Not Receiving Their Papers Promptly Will Please Nojify the Office At Once. Medford FOURTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1909. No. 195. Mail Tribune TO SITE CHOSEN IS TWOB FREIGHT DEPOT WILL BE PLACED T Railroad Company Makes Formal Announcement of Its Plans Will Beautify Its Right of Way in This City. NEW BUILDING TO BE OF STONE AND CONCRETE Will Be Built With Eye to Future With Accommodations for In creased Traffic. Formal announcement was made Wodnosday by tho Southern Pacific of the speedy construction of a $40, 000 passenger depot at Medford, to bo located on tho site of tho section house, two blocks north of tho pres ent depot, and tho construction of a large freight depot two blocks south of tho presont structure Tho rail road's right, of way between tho two depots- will bo parked, adorned with fountains and otherwise beautified. Tho new passengor depot will bo of stone and concrete nnd designed to nccominodato tho traffic for a city many times tho present sizo of Med ford, nhowine tho railroad's faith in Medford's future. Tho present depot will be moved south to bo used in connection with tho new freight do pot, and warehouses along tho right of way will bo removed. Announcement of tho railroad's plans followed a visit from Superin tendent Fiolds, who arrived in his special car on the morning's train. Members of tho city council and Mayor Canon wore takon to inspect the sites of tho now depots by Agent Iioponbau'm and approved tho selec tions. Mr. Rosonbnum agreed to re quest tho company to station a flag man at tho Main-street crossing to warn tho public of npproaching trains and provent accident. Tho removnl of the depot will en nblo tho Main-streot crossing to bo open for traffic all the time and end tho train blockades that liavo recent ly become a feature of Medford's life. Medford long sinco outgrow its dopot facilities and as it is doing more railroad business than nny point in Orogon outside Portland, the announcement of now structures was not unexpected. Chnilgitig the depot may have some effect upon tho business district, as the presont business section has grown up around the station houso. It will probably givo Central avenue property owners a chance to make it a business street and also make Sixth street desirable for business purposos. OWARD LOCKS NORTH SUDDENLY FIND THEIR NEWLY MADEFRIEND IS DEAD Arthur Brown, Publisher, and B. H. . Harris, Timberman, Talk With Stranger In Train, Then Find. That He Is ead. TRAIN 16 HELD WHILE UNDERTAKER IS CALLED Man Bore Papers Bearing Name of Thomas Moone and Issued in New York In 1868. Arthur Brown, publisher, "and B. H. Harris, timberman, both of this city, after meeting a strangor on train 10 in Ashland last evening, nnd chatting for sovoral moments, sud denly discovered that tho man was dead. Tho train was held while an undertaker was called and th) body was removed. Messrs. Brown nnd Harris wero in Ashland j'cstordny on business. Train 10 wns many hours Into, it being near midnight when they en tered tho train to come to Medford. When thoy entered they noticed a man of apparently 00 years of ago sitting in tho conch and fell into con versation with him. For somo mo ments thoy talked and then, accept ing tho invitntion of tho man, seated themselves. Thoy continued to chut nnd thought nothing of tho fact that tho man did not respond. A littlo later spmo passengor pass ing through tho car happened to glance at the- faco of tho local men's companion. He stopped, gasped, leaned forward nnd whispered: "My God! That man is dend!" Both turned to glance at tapir nowly found companion and found that ho was, dead.. Mr. Brown felt the dend man's pulse, but got no response. Tho body wns still warm. Tho train was held while an under taker was called and tho body re moved. Wednesday morning it was found that tho man's nnmo was Thomas Moone and that ho had boon natural ized in Green county, Now. York, in 180S. Ho also boro a railroad timo check. Tho .body is boincr held pond ing an effort to hear from somo rel ative or friend. DREADNOUGHT PLANS MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING LONDON, Nov. 3. A big sensn tion wns created in political circles tonight by a report tlmt tho plans for the last Dreadnought launched, which should have been returned to tho admiralty, have disappeared. HENEY LOSES OUI AT POLLS Tammany Loses Fight in New York With Exception of Gaynor for Mayor, Who Won . 7 Easily. TOM L. JOHNSON LOSES " OUT IN FIFTH RACE McCarthy, Union Labor Candidate, Is New Mayor in San Francisco Whitlock Elected in Toledo. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3. Tho count in yesterday's election is pro ceeding slowly. It is estimated thai P. H. McCarthy, tho union labor can didate, is elected mayor by SO'JO plu rality. Charles M. Fickort !us won over Francis J. Ileuey by 1000 votes. Tho board of supervisors will prob ably stand: Unionla.bor, 10; rcpubic- nus, 5; democrats, 3. Tammany Loses. NEW YORK, Nov. 3. Tha dom ination of Tammany Hnll by Charles Murphy nnd Dnniel Cogolnn is believ ed to bo at an end followiL.' tho Tam many defont at yesterday's election with tho exception of Gaynor for mayor, who wins by at least 00,000. Personally, Murphy dotcsted Cog olnn nnd forced tho nominations, be lieving Hint Gaynor's porsonnl popu larity would elect tho wholo ticket. I Charles H. Wliitmnn, fusionist, wns elected successor to District Attornoy Jeromo over Goorgo Gordon. Tho full oxrent of Tammany's do- feat is- shown by tho fact that the board of estimate, which controls $1, 000,000,000 a year expenditure, will stand: Fusion, 13 votes; Tammany, 3. Tom Johnson Whipped. CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 3. Follow ing his defeat by Herman Basher, re publican, for the mayoralty, Tom L. Johnson announced that ho would bo a oandidnto two years henco. Tho do feat of Johnson is cinhned to bo tho result of loss of confidence in tho low fare ndvocnted by Johnson. Other Elections. ROCHESTER, Nov. 3. Tho entire republican ticket wns olocted hero yesterday by a plurality of 0500. Hi ram Edgerton is mayor. BUFFALO, Nov. 3. Louis Fuhr man, democrat, was elected by 1300 yesterday. Republicans fill tho ro ninindor of the city tickot. TOLEDO, Nov. 3. Brand Whitlock independent, wns ro-elected mnyju- by 5700. ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 3. Jamos McEwan, ropublicnn, wns clectod mayor. Tho entire city nnd county tickets wont ropublicnn by 5700. Tho next assembly will bo compos ed of 200 republicans, 48 democrats, n gain of two republicans. Tho, son sational feature of tho election was the, .defeat of State. .Senator John' TOELECTNEW ASKS E OFFICERS Annual Meeting of Commercial Club Will Be Held This Evening All Members Are Urged to Attend. ANNUAL -REVIEW OF WORK TO BE MADE Plans Will Be Placed on Foot for Coming Year's Work Much to Be Done. ' Tho annual meeting of tho Medford Commercial club will bo hold this ovo ning in tho Commercial club rooms, and ovory member is urged to attend. Now officers nro to bo olected for tho coming year and reports of pres ent officers made. Tho work of tho past yoar is lo bo roviowed and plans put on foot for handling tho work "during tho coming year. Each year in tho past has seen tho club grow in strength, nnd in its ability to got results, and tho next year's work is to bo under taken with a vim. ' Every mombor is needed at tho meeting this evening. TALENT BEATS THE STATE UPON LARGE POTATOES TALENT, Or., Nov. 3. (Special.) C. Cary was doubtful that tho 11 potatoes mentioned in tho Oregon Journnl ns weighing Si1 pounds and measuring fivo foet in length were tho biggest in Orogon, so ho picked out tho same number of his Early Sunrise potatoes, grown without ir rigation, .between tho rows of his fruit trees, nnd found that thoy meas ured oight feet in length and weighed 30 pounds. TALENT, Or., Nov. 3. (Special.) Tho Talent bnnk hns just complet ed a cement cnult and hns installed within it one of tho Intest 'improvod safes, so that that institution hns now every facility for.tho safeguard ing of funds nnd pnpers in its charge. C. W. Woltors has just completed an addition to his storo building, which gicos him nmplo room, His storo now covers an cntiro block. Raines, prosidont pro tern of t ho sen ate, for yoars republican lender of tho houso. PROVIDENCE, R. I., Nov. 3.--Comploto rotunis show republicans won n sweoping victory in Rhode' Is lnnd. Pothior wns olocted governor, BOSTON, Nov. 3. Draper wns re elected governor by n majority of loss than 0000. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3. Sara P. Rotan was re-elected district attor ney on tho republican ticket. SALT LAKE, Utah, Nov. 3. Tho American anti-Church party elected Major J, S. Brnnsford mayor by n substantial majority. They algo elect ed 18.cbuucilmen.' . NEW IXMftlb ROAD FRANCHISE CITY ENGINEER'S REPQRTSHOWS PROGRESS OF CITY During Month of October Great Strides Were Taken Towards Ciciv Improvement In the City. 4076 FEET OF SEWER MAINS WERE PUT IN Many Streets Have Water Mains Laid Grades Established for Many Sidewalks, In no bettor way is tho growth tlmt tho city is making roflccted than in tho roport of City Engineer Harry E. Foster for tho month of Octobor. Wnter and sewer mnins have been constructed on ranny streots, sido walks made nnd other improvements shown. According to (lie report, which was filed with the city council Tuosdny evening, during tho month - tho fol lowing sowers havo boon construct ed: In block 25, 300 f cot; Ilnmilton streot, 811 feet; block 10, 300 feet; Rivorsido nveuuo, South, '150 foot; South Orange, 385 feet; Rose avenue, 000 foot; Summit avenuo, 000 feet, making a total of 4070 foot of 'sow ers completed during tho month. Thirty-threo ponnits woro issued for connections, i During tho month grades havo been established for sowors as follows: On Pio streot, 1302 foot; Ivy street, South, 1381 foot; Newtown, 080; Twelfth, 724; Washington, H42; Elm, 1141; Eighth, 348; Mnin streot, Eonst, .1030; Washington, East, 2050; Gen esee, 1180, n total of 12,547 feet. Water Mains. During tho month wnlor mains hnvo boon Inid at an estimated cost of $22,001.23 on tho following streots; West Mnin, West Jackson, Nnrregnn. Summit nvonuo, Roso nvonuo, North Pcneh, Wost Fourth, Olson, Ross court, Wost Second. Grades for laying water mains hnvo been established on sovoral strooN, totnling a distaijco of 37,321 feet. Orndos for cemont walks havo boon established for a distance of 13,151 feet. Preliminary work was also done in connection with' tho installation of a storm sowor on Front and Eighth stroots. Gutter srrndos woro estab lished on West Main streot. Tho pro filo has been prepared for the East Side trunk sower. W. P. Baker, street comndfsionor, reported that during October (bo Km I DEPOT FORMAL REQUEST BYJOHNR. ALLEN Council Will Meet Thursday After noon to Consider It as Commit tee of the Whole Will Act Friday. -j CONSTRUCTION WORK MUST START, IN YEAR. Many Ojhcr Important Matters Con sidered by Council Hold Busy Session. ' ' John R. Allen, president of tho Pncifiq & Eastorn railroad, formal ly appliod to tho city council at thoir rcguhir'mcoting Tuesday evening for a franchise for an oleotrio road in'tho qity of Medfdrd. Tho council will considor tho matter, fitting as a corn mitteo of tho whole, on Thursilay.a,- ornoon. Action will bo tnken Friday ovoning. Mr. Alien nsks for a franchiso in Medford for n noriod of ton venra. Aotual construction work must start within a yoar. Steam power cannot bo used upon tho rond oxcopt in con struction work. A fare of 5 cents only enn bo chnrged passengers willt, in tho oily limits of Medford. Other Business. Tho council considered mucji other business. Reports of officials woro rocoived and filed and monthly bills paid. A saloon lieenso was granfod to Goorgo M. Bordonux nnd tho liecnao of Georgo M. Noodlos was transferred to B. S. Radcliff & Co. Bids woro opened for tho construc tion of sowers on tho Enst Sido and that of Jacobseu-Bade company ac cepted. Protests woro entered by J. L, Schormerhorn and Ocorgo Kiuhw against tho paving of tho nlluy in tho oMoro hotel block. Tho matter wns laid on tho tnblo. Tho city onginoor wns ompowoiml to enforco tho laying of cortnin ce ment fiidownlks. Tho bond of Vincent S. Bakor wns nccoptod. An ordinnnco wns pasgod declar ing tho cost of a wator mnin on Clark street and dcelarinir tho asflimsmciifc on ndjacont proporty. Horace Mitcholl nnd Grovor Noil of Ashland woro in tho city Wednes day on a business trip. Main stroot gnttors woro graded; five culverts nut in: 70 foot of fl.inuh drain put in at tho bridge; open houso nuoy lillou nnd graded ; thrco scvors flushed nnd fivo repaired, Twclvo now plank and two sone crosswalks woro put in; nix alloy crosswalks wero installed nnd'.oVb'u. culverts built. n ' MADE OF MEDFORD